| United Kingdom Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |
|---|---|
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| Ministry of Justice | |
| Style | Minister |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
| Appointer | The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Website | Official website |
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice is a junior position in the Ministry of Justice in the British Government.
| Minister | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |||||
 | Maria Eagle [1] | 2 July 2007 | 9 June 2009 | Labour | |
 | The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath [2] | 2 July 2007 | 5 October 2008 | ||
 | Bridget Prentice [3] | 2 July 2007 | 11 May 2010 | ||
 | The Baroness Ashton of Upholland [4] | 8 May 2007 | 27 June 2007 | ||
 | Shahid Malik [5] | 4 October 2008 | 15 May 2009 | ||
 | The Lord Bach [6] | 5 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | ||
 | Claire Ward [7] | 15 May 2009 | 11 May 2010 | ||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid [8] | |||||
 | Jonathan Djanogly [9] [8] | 11 May 2010 | 4 September 2012 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Victims [10] | |||||
 | Helen Grant [10] | 4 September 2012 | 7 October 2013 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Aid [8] | |||||
 | Shailesh Vara [8] | 7 October 2013 | 17 July 2016 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Civil Liberties and Human Rights [11] | |||||
 | Dominic Raab | 12 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Justice | |||||
 | Caroline Dinenage | 8 May 2015 | 16 July 2016 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice | |||||
 | Phillip Lee | 17 July 2016 | 12 June 2018 | Conservative | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice | |||||
 | Lucy Frazer | 9 January 2018 | 9 May 2019 | Conservative | |
 | Paul Maynard | 9 May 2019 | 26 July 2019 | ||
 | Edward Argar | 14 June 2018 | 10 September 2019 | ||
 | Wendy Morton | 26 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 | ||
 | Alex Chalk | 14 February 2020 | 16 September 2021 | ||
 | The Lord Wolfson of Tredegar | 22 December 2020 | 13 April 2022 | ||
 | James Cartlidge | 16 September 2021 | 7 July 2022 | ||
 | The Lord Bellamy | 7 July 2022 | Incumbent | ||
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